#ventral-pallidum

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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 day ago

Why Your Brain Puts Off Doing Unpleasant Tasks

A ventral striatum–ventral pallidum circuit in macaque brains acts as a motivation brake, and suppressing it reduces hesitation for unpleasant tasks.
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fromNature
2 days ago

Can't get motivated? This brain circuit might explain why - and it can be turned off

A neural pathway functions as a 'motivation brake' that suppresses task initiation; suppressing it restores goal-directed behavior in macaques.
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